Overview

• After more than a year without contact, Javier Milei thanked Mauricio Macri for recent public support and they agreed to restart conversations in Buenos Aires focused on structural reforms.
• Accounts differ on how the exchange occurred, with Casa Rosada citing a phone call from New York and La Nación reporting a WhatsApp message, after public signals that included a photo of Guillermo Francos with Macri.
• The government seeks extra votes for a crowded agenda that includes proposed limits on DNU powers, a challenge to the ATN veto, a censure motion for Guillermo Francos, an interpellation of Karina Milei, and Senate moves on vetoes affecting universities and the Garrahan hospital.
• Officials deny the reengagement followed a U.S. request for greater governability, though Economy Minister Luis Caputo said he was urged to focus on governability after securing financial backing in the United States.
• PRO remains divided and resentful over recent disputes such as congressional nominations and the omission of a 1.55% coparticipation payment to Buenos Aires City in the 2026 budget, leaving unified support uncertain.